"We Were Heroes"

Shakespeare's Lemonade

Rating: T

Genre: Adventure/Mystery

Summary: When Danny discovers he has a strange precognitive ability, the others become concerned, until they find out about their own powers. The 5-0s were already heroes; what will their new abilities turn them into?

A/N: So this is very AU for both series'. You know, 'cause Nathan and Elle are alive and stuff... I'm thinking of pairing Steve and Elle. Let me know what you think of that in your reviews... assuming someone reviews, that is...

Prologue

They chased the suspect down the alley. It was almost impossible to see in the dark with no street lights and Danny had forgotten his flashlight. He assumed Steve could see in the dark or something ridiculous like that.

The suspect took a quick right and Steve ran ahead of Danny. They caught up to him around a large dumpster and Steve tackled him to the ground. It seemed like everything was going along fine.

Suddenly, Danny saw the suspect reach for something in his waistband. He pulled out a gun and before Danny knew what was happening, he shot at Steve's face. The next thing Danny saw was blood and he heard the footfalls of the suspect retreating.

Then, as if life rewound, everything was back to the moment when Steve caught the suspect. Danny didn't know what had just happened, but he knew the guy had a gun. So he rushed forward and snatched it just as the man was reaching for it.

It was so fast that Steve almost didn't see it, but he noted the gun Danny now held along with his own, pointed at the suspect. They quickly cuffed him and led him back to the car.

"How'd you see that?" Steve asked as he was driving back to the office.

"See what?" Danny asked, shifting uncomfortably in his seat.

"The gun. It was way too dark back there for any normal person to have noticed."

"I saw... I don't know what I saw, but I knew he had a gun."

"How?"

"I don't know. Didn't I say that?"

"Yeah." Steve didn't say any more. He was still curious about what happened, how Danny could possibly know.

They booked their suspect for the night and as they prepared to go home, Steve decided to bring up the subject again.

"I saw him pull out his gun," Danny said. "Don't ask how, but I saw it like it was happening. He shot you. Then it all seemed to rewind."

"So you saw what would happen before it happened?" Steve asked.

"I don't know." Danny avoided eye contact. "That's insane. Could never happen."

"Has anything like this ever happened before?"

"No. And I hope it never happens again."

Steve nodded. "Okay. I won't mention it to anyone."

"Thanks."

"You're okay, right?"

Danny looked confused for a second. "Oh, yeah. Sure."

Steve shook his head. "No you're not. You want to talk about it?"

"No. I want to go home and go to bed. I'll be fine in the morning."

"All right. Goodnight, Danno."

H

Peter zipped up his suitcase and looked back at the girl standing in his bedroom doorway. He gave her a wink and she rolled her eyes.

"Come on, Claire," he said. "Hawaii? How could you not want to go to Hawaii?"

"It's not that I don't want to go..." she said.

"You just don't want to go with Nathan?"

"It's not that simple. Yeah, he's been trying really hard, but that doesn't erase all the years... but I said I wouldn't talk about that."

"Yeah. You did."

"Anyway, he's not the only one. You're new friend is coming too."

"I'm done trying to make you understand."

"Yeah, yeah. You were trapped in a dream for years. That doesn't make him a good person."

"He's better than he was. And he's been more than considerate of you."

"I know. I get it. But there are things I just can't forget."

"Okay. You don't even have to talk to him. But we're going with Nathan. He'll be at meetings most of the time and Gabriel is the boring sort of person who'll sit around in his room and read all day. You and me can go sight seeing and all that."

"I don't really have a choice do I? It's this, or go back to live with 'Dad' and I'm not doing that."

"You're an adult now, Claire; you can do whatever you want."

"Well, I'll be honest: I like living with you. And Nathan's not so bad. If I have to move out of here, I guess I won't mind so much."

"Look on the bright side: after we come back, you'll get to live in a house that always has hot water and internet access and all that."

"Yeah. I just have to survive vacation in Hawaii with Daddy and Sylar."

"You're such a drama queen sometimes."

Claire punched Peter's shoulder. "Former cheerleader, remember?"

"I've been hoping you'll get over it."

"What? Can you see the future now?"

"No... I suppose I could if I wanted to."

"Shut up."

"Hey, you ready to go?" Peter picked up his suitcase.

"Yeah. My stuff's in the car and Nathan's waiting with Jack the Ripper."

"Claire..."

"Sorry. Mr. Gray."

"Are you going to make this difficult?"

"How? I never speak in front of him."

"I guess I'll have to settle for that."

The two of them left the empty apartment and made their way to the waiting taxi. They were joining Nathan on a trip to Hawaii where he had some big important conference. After that, Peter and Claire were moving into his house, so they had already moved all their stuff. Nathan had invited Gabriel because he thought it would help them all move on.

Peter had already moved on, but Claire didn't want to.

H

Steve got home late that night, thinking of Danny's strange premonition, if that's what it was. The trouble was he didn't know what to think. He considered that perhaps the stress of the job was getting to him, but Danny had dealt with enough stress before this job that it was probably more of a walk in the park. That was how Steve saw it in comparison to Danny's personal life.

No. He was sure Danny wasn't having any kind of psychotic break or anything. So, Steve considered the possibility of a supernatural phenomenon, but he found that equally unbelievable.

The only option left was some sort of natural genius. Steve would hate it if Danny were a genius, but it was the best explanation.

When Steve pulled into his driveway, he noticed several lights on next door and two people moving in and out of the house with boxes. He hadn't noticed that that house had been sold, and he was curious that someone would be moving in so late at night.

As he watched he saw that one was a man in his late forties with conspicuous eye wear and the other was a young woman with long blonde hair. Steve didn't want to be caught staring so he went inside, but he checked the window every so often before he went to bed. The other house was on the other side of the trees from his, so all he could see was that the light was still on and for all he knew, it stayed on all night.